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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






2. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






3. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






4. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






5. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






6. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






7. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






8. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






9. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






10. Something that supports a sculpture






11. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






12. Creates blue dye






13. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






14. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






15. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






16. Application of potassium sulphide






17. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






18. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






19. Known for his glass sculpture






20. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






21. Technique of shading using dots to control value






22. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






23. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






24. Renowned for paintings and prints






25. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






26. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






27. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






28. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






29. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






30. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






31. The amount of light reflected by a hue






32. Pale green






33. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






34. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






35. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






36. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






37. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






38. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






39. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






40. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






41. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






42. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






43. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






44. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






45. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






46. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






47. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






48. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






49. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






50. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another